Module 8 - Sparkling and Fortified Wines Flashcards
What is the system for aging sherry?
Solera
List Sherry from driest and lightest to sweetest and fullest.
Fino
Amontillado
Oloroso
Pedro Ximenez (PX)
How is sweet sherry labeled?
Cream
What grape varietal is most commonly used in Fino Sherry?
Palomino
What are the key aroma characteristics of LBV port?
Cherry, Plum, and Blackberry
Where is Cava produced?
Spain
What sherry has the highest alcohol (ABV)?
Oloroso
Which Sherry is pale, dry and served cold as an apertif?
Fino
What does “disgorge” refer to in the traditional method of making sparkling wine?
Removes the dead yeast cells from the bottle that are left after the 2nd fermentation
Why are most champagnes non-vintage?
Because of the cool growing region in Champagne and to achieve quality and consistency
What is Cava?
Spanish sparkling wine produced in the traditional method.
List the steps of the traditional method
2nd fermentation, disgorge, dosage
Sekt is made using what method?
Tank method
What Port is the most age worthy?
Vintage
What grape variety is used in the production of Prosecco?
Glera
In what region is Asti produced?
Piemonte
Vintage champagne must be from…?
One Vintage Year
What is the term for lightly sparkling wine?
Frizzante
Tokaji is a wine from Northeastern…?
Hungary
What is the German word for sparkling wine?
Sekt
What are the aromas of a 10 year old Tawny Port?
Oxidative nutty aromas
What other region in France is noted for Sparkling Wines?
Saumur, in the Loire Valley
What are the color intensity, sweetness and body of a Fino sherry?
Pale, Dry, and Medium
Asti DOCG is produced from which grape variety?
Moscato
Tokaji Aszu is made from grapes affected by what?
Noble rot
What wine is matured under a layer of “flor?”
Fino Sherry
What does autolysis do in the production of sparkling wines?
Allows the lees to slowly release flavors into the wine.
What is the dosage?
The addition to traditional method sparkling wines prior to corking that determines the wine’s style.
Sauternes is made from what grape varietals?
Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc
Sweet wines should be served at what temp?
Well-chilled (6-8c or 43-45f)
What method is used to make wines labeled “Cremant?”
The traditional method
What are the grape varieties used in making Champagne?
Pinot Noir, Meunier, and Chardonnay
What sparkling wines only undergoe a single fermentation?
Asti DOCG and Moscato d’Asit DOCG
Where is the transfer method allowed?
New Zealand and Australia
Which of these 4 has the lowest alcohol?
Asti, Prosecco, Sekt, or Moscato d’Asti
Moscato d’Asti
Where and how is Prosecco produced?
Produced in Italy, with the tank method
In sparkling wine production, what is the step that removes the lees called?
Disgorgement
The term Crement means…?
A French sparkling wine made in the traditional method, but outside of the Champagne region.
Name the two sparkling wines made by the Tank Method.
Asit and Prosecco
What does the term Cremant mean?
French sparkling wine made outside the Champagne region
Which sherries are influenced by flor?
Fino, Manzanilla, and Amontillado
What style of Port is mot affected by oxygen?
40 Year Old Tawny
